EMIS Group announced the appointment of Denise Collis to the Board as an additional Independent Non-Executive Director. Denise Collis will formally join the Board on 1 October 2021 and will be a member of the audit and nomination committees, as well as Chair of the remuneration committee. Denise has a breadth of business experience with a particular focus on people and talent management, development, retention and reward which the Group believes is particularly relevant given the heightened focus on employee engagement, communications and wellbeing. Denise is currently Non-Executive Director, Chair of the remuneration committee and Senior Independent Director at SThree plc and Non-Executive Director and Chair of the remuneration committee at Smiths News plc. Denise's last executive role was as Chief People Officer at Bupa, the global healthcare business, between 2010 and 2014. Prior to that, she held senior HR roles at a number of leading organizations including 3i Group plc, EY LLP, Standard Chartered Bank plc and HSBC over a 40 year executive career.